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Report on the Legislative to Local Education 2025 Meeting

Education meeting Freedom to Read Jan 2025

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

Freedom to Read Event Produces Large Turnout

Is registration by party coming to S.C. as session opens?

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

Medicaid Expansion Moves Forward

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

A number of studies have reported that both the health of South Carolinians and the state’s economy would improve if Medicaid were expanded to include 360,000 residents with very low incomes.

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in April 2024.

Research & Studies

Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties and SC

Submitted by Janet Marsh Member, LWVOP Health Care Team

The Supreme Court: What's Next Monthly Program

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in October 2023.

Press Mention

Photo: Chip Stapleton (left) and Holley Ulbrich, Co-President of LWVOP (right)

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Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

League of Women Voters Statement on Weekend Shootings in North Carolina and HBCUs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters is deeply concerned and saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life and injuries that occurred at two historically Black university’s homecomings this weekend, and in Robeson County, North Carolina.

SC majorities oppose book bans, support background checks, believe abortion should be legal in some cases, and feel diversity strengthens society

Submitted by South Carolina in October 2025.

Blog Post

Like Grandma, a sizable majority of us are generally opposed to abortion. Also, a strong majority of us believe that women should be able to obtain legal abortions in a number of circumstances. Even many anti-abortion advocates believe that women who seek abortions should not be treated as criminals. S.323 does not represent the people of South Carolina.

Coalition Working to Protect Sensitive Voter Information Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuits Filed by DOJ in New York and Maine

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of New York State—represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law (Brennan Center) — filed a motion to intervene as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain the complete list of all registered voters in New York without proper basis and purpose.

When Women Lead, Peace Follows

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

As we celebrate UN Day and the 80th Anniversary since the inception of the United Nations, we must note that there is still the huge issue of gender equality in an institution designed to defend human rights and promote peace and security, as well as sustainable development, around the world.